| /c/ |
[ ] |
palatal voiceless plosive occurs word medically |
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in gemination only |
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[pi ω] |
/puccu/ |
`insanity’ |
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[c] |
palatal voiceless plosive occurs elsewhere |
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[cIm I] |
/cimi/ |
`cement’ |
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[ce:rω] |
/ce:ru/ |
`collect’ |
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| /j/ |
[ ] |
palatal voiced plosive occurs initially and |
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medially |
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[E ε] |
/je e/ |
`plait’ |
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[ æ JI] |
/känji/ |
`gruel’ |
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[mΛIγε] |
/majjige/ |
`butter milk’ |
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| /s/ |
[ ] |
retroflex voiceless groove fricative occurs |
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before a retroflex plosive |
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[I ] |
/ia/ |
`likeness’ |
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[nΛ] |
/nasa/ |
`loss’ |
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[s] |
pre-alveolar voiceless groove fricative occurs |
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elsewhere |
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[sΛva:Iω] |
/sava:lu/ |
`shoulder’ |
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[misiγω] |
/musugu/ |
`veil to cover the face’ |
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[PËrsω] |
/përsu/ |
`light’ (v) |
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| /m/ |
[m] |
bilabial voiced nasal occurs in all positions |
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[miδikkI] |
/mudukki/ |
`old woman’ |
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[nΛmbψ] |
/nambu/ |
`believe’ |
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[nΛmm] |
/namma/ |
`our’ |
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[mia: Λm] |
/mua:am/ |
`fool’ |
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